Trout

UK - A sea trout originally tagged in the River Tyne has been caught off the Dutch coast, a rare occurrence that has given Environment Agency fisheries experts a fascinating insight into the migratory…

MEXICO - The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA ) will launch the "Support for Investment in Facilities and Infrastructure 2013," through the Nationa…

A six-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the suitability of animal oils as total replacement for cod liver oil (CO) in rainbow trout juvenile feeds. The effect of animal fats on the growt…

MEXICO - Rainbow trout farmed in the Monarch Butterfly biosphere is being marketed as sustainable as its production is in harmony with the natural area.

Researchers from the USDA/ARS National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, Leetown, USA have conducted genome scans of rainbow trout families from a single broodstock population to identify th…

ANALYSIS - In this weeks news, Norway has seen a rise in value in its January fish exports, the Tortugas Ecological Reserve has had no negative affect on US fishermen, the FAO is discussing how to imp…

NORWAY - The value of Norwegian seafood exports in January totalled NOK 4.8 billion. This is an increase of NOK 636 million or 15 per cent compared to January last year, according to the latest figure…

ITALY - The farming site Fattoria del Pesce srl, consisting of farmers with decades of experience in land-based aquaculture, works in the heart of the Natural Park of the Ticino Valley, using producti…

NORWAY - The value of Norwegian Salmon exports in 2012 totalled NOK 29.6 billion. This is NOK 449 million up on the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

US - Whirling Disease has been confirmed in a delivery of 8,000 commercially produced rainbow trout by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

NORWAY - The number of escaped farmed salmon stood at 38,500 in 2012. This is the lowest number registered in the millennium.

FINLAND - Oceana welcomes last Fridays (30 November 2012) decision by the authorities of Uusimaa and the Southeast Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment to ban wild se…

FINLAND - According to recent electrofishing surveys by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, the status of sea trout is critically endangered and very few juveniles were found in the Gul…

CANADA - A new study has identified how personality influences rainbow trout's memory window.

NORWAY - The value of Norwegian seafood exports in September totalled NOK 4.1 billion. This is a reduction of 19 per cent or NOK 969 million compared to the same month last year. This year to date the…

ITALY - Family owned Astro farming sites passed renewal audit for the Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), the Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and the Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) production c…

IRELAND - Sea trout were top of the agenda at a recent meeting between Minister Alun Davies from Wales and Minister Fergus ODowd held in Dail Eireann, Dublin. Both ministers were briefed about progres…

The annual production survey of fish farms in Scotland for 2011 was carried out by Marine Scotland Science (MSS). This survey collates annual production data from Scottish fin fish farm sites operated…

GLOBAL - Climate change, pollution, the extraction of water for irrigation and overfishing all threaten the survival of the common trout. This fish is very sensitive to changes in its environment and,…

FINLAND - This year, IPN - infectious pancreatic necrosis - virus has been identified in five different fish farms in Finnish inland waters.